DECEMBER 2020: 1968 CHEVELLE SS396 – IT WAS RARE…BUT NOT FAST ENOUGH
Guys who own rare muscle cars fall into two camps.
There are those who keep them completely factory-correct so they can drive a time machine,...
A DYED-IN-THE-WOOL VINTAGE AMERICAN-ONLY CAR GUY CONFESSION: I LOVED THE JAGUAR XKE
We are what our fathers drove in many cases when it comes to car guy world.
The paternal influence cannot be understated in my...
DECEMBER 2020–THE ANSWER TO THE QUESTION: CAN A ’63 VETTE SPLIT WINDOW HANDLE LIKE...
The 1963 Corvette Sting Ray is the gold standard for all Vettes because they were the first year for the C2 era.
The other reason...
DECEMBER 2020: FLOWER POWER–A 1969 PLYMOUTH BARRACUDA MOD TOP IS A VERY RARE FISH
The Sixties culture even wended its way to Motor City by the end of that tumultuous decade.
The hippy movement (as it applied to...
JANUARY 2021 MYSTARCOLLECTORCAR CAR SHOWS AND CLUB EVENTS
JANUARY 8-10: CINCINNATI, OHIO 61st Annual Cavalcade of Stars--click here
JANUARY 22-24: PITTSBURGH, PA 6Oth Annual World of Wheels--click here
CALGARY AB Thunderbird...
MSCC DECEMBER 25 CHRISTMAS FIVE FOR FRIDAY: MYSTARCOLLECTORCAR PICKS THE FIVE RIDES OF CHRISTMAS
Andy Williams was right because Christmas is the most wonderful time of year, possibly even for car guys who love summer.
However, car...
A LOOK BACK AT REAL-WORLD BUMPER CAR ERA ROAD TESTS
The bumper car era is fondly known as the dark ages for cars because heavy-handed lawmakers handed carmakers a lit stick of dynamite in...
MSCC DECEMBER 23 “WHAT’S IT?” WEDNESDAY—YOU’LL NEED BOTH CLUES
Many “What’s It?”clues are solved with one clue. In this case, you’ll definitely need both clues but this much is true--it is a form of...
CLASSIC 80S CHRISTMAS CAR TOYS FROM A NOT-SO-CLASSIC DECADE
Everyone has a favorite decade, but the era known as the 1980s wasn't one of mine.
It may have been the music, the TV shows,...
DECEMBER 2020: 1969 FORD FAIRLANE FASTBACK–WHAT HAPPENS WHEN A TALENTED CAR GUY GETS HIS...
Earl Jensen is a talented car guy who just happens to be a Ford guy.
Earl used to own a Blue Oval dealership in...
